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ectasia

/ɛkˈteɪzjə/

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From Ancient Greek ἐκτασία (ektasía), from ἔκτασις (éktasis, “a stretching out”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “to stretch out”) + -σῐς (-sĭs), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).

noun ectasias

countable, uncountable Synonym of ectasis.
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@misc{ectasia_2026,
  title = {ectasia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ectasia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}